Somerset Cricket Club chairman Anthony Bailey, who played a pivotal role in ensuring that the current visit of Barbados became a reality, says he's determined to show that his club will not lie idle while Bermudian cricket continues to "stagnate".

"The main reason we tried and have succeeded in bringing a side like Barbados out here is that we at Somerset recognise that Bermudian cricket is in a lull and we at club level need to do something about it now," said Bailey.

"Winston Reid approached me last year with the idea of bringing Barbados here in order to give Bermudian cricketers some much needed exposure."

And although the tour has been overshadowed by the controversial last-minute withdrawals of key players and the disruptive aftermath of Hurricane Fabian, Bailey has not been disheartened, claiming he intends to bring a Barbados side back to the Island next year and in years to come.

Although the Somerset senior side are currently facing the threat of relegation from the Premier Division, Bailey points out that the club possess one of the top youth cricket programmes on the Island under the direction of former senior coach Reid as well as one of the truest wickets and best outfields.

The club will be installing floodlights as of next year and are hoping to organise a number of potentially lucrative day-night events in order to generate the necessary revenue with which to further expand and develop.

As Bailey well knows, floodlit cricket tends to be well attended and has been used to great affect internationally to galvanise greater enthusiasm for the sport. He hopes that given time, this will also be the case in Bermuda.

"We want to put day-night cricket on here and we are going to run competitions and invite other clubs to take part in such things as six-a-side cricket and double wicket competitions," he said.

"We are also in the next couple of seasons going to invite a number of teams from Australia, the West Indies and England to play under the lights and we hope to get a couple of Bermudian teams involved."

Bailey pointed to how Somerset had been reforming its personnel and management structure, as long-serving administrators were being retired and younger men installed in key positions to bring new life and fresh ideas to the committee table.

"We want people to know," said Bailey, "that at SCC we do things differently and we do them not just for ourselves but because we want to try to help Bermudian cricket in general. We are pro-active here and we get things done for the good of everybody."

Asked if he agreed that it was easier for a club like Somerset to achieve their goals compared to the many smaller clubs who find it considerably more difficult to balance the books, Bailey said it was less a question of money but rather more of ambition, organisation and sacrifice.

"What we are trying to do is to show other clubs that while it is a significant burden in terms of time and finances, achievements like bringing Barbados to Bermuda are not an impossibility," he said.

"But you have to be organised, put together thorough presentations and go out and sell your idea or your product or whatever you are hoping to achieve.

"The money is always there for you to go and get if you make the effort, it is just a matter of convincing people you can put it to good use."